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>> he's the big key to getting a deal between the president and the leaders. he is not the key to getting the vote in the house of representatives. mitch mcconnell is important. you have the republican house that is resisting a deal with the president and resisting raising the debt limit. you need republicans to move forward, but mitch mcconnell has shown a willingness much more f. he and a senior leader can make a deal t becomes more difficult for republicans to block it in the house. they will lose the republicans anyway. remember, john boehner passed the his plan that has no chance of going forward in the senate. it has debt limit increase on passage of a balanced budget amendment which is not going to happen. mitch connell can try to move that process along, but john boehner has to figure out how to get to a majority in the house. that's why nancy pelosi is relevant again as well as members of the caucus. >> this passage of a budget amendme amendment, if that's not put in there in some shape or form whether tied to raising the debt ceiling or a side bar, w
>> he's the big key to getting a deal between the president and the leaders. he is not the key to getting the vote in the house of representatives. mitch mcconnell is important. you have the republican house that is resisting a deal with the president and resisting raising the debt limit. you need republicans to move forward, but mitch mcconnell has shown a willingness much more f. he and a senior leader can make a deal t becomes more difficult for republicans to block it in the house....
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that the president moved the goal posts after the gang of six revealed a plan earlier this week and a big reason why the talks broke down. and one of those six, he joins me now. senator, the gang is famous for trying to bridge republicans and democrats and democrats didn't like the fact that you didn't offer enough spending cuts, republicans didn't like the fact that among your ideas was revenue enhancements. what they called automatic tax hikes. but still, it was a bridge. is that bridge now burned and destroyed? >> oh, no, i don't think so at all. as a matter of fact, our plan does not raise taxes. we actually cut the taxes dramatically and the revenue that we allocate is revenue from growth in the economy. which is exactly how we ought to approach it. this is the-- >> wait a minute, wait, didn't that include getting rid of credit and subsidies and the like that would effectively at least here in some states, raise taxes on those individuals to work. >> well, some are arguing that, but we reduce rates far more than we adjust the tax preferences so no matter how you look at it. we have f
that the president moved the goal posts after the gang of six revealed a plan earlier this week and a big reason why the talks broke down. and one of those six, he joins me now. senator, the gang is famous for trying to bridge republicans and democrats and democrats didn't like the fact that you didn't offer enough spending cuts, republicans didn't like the fact that among your ideas was revenue enhancements. what they called automatic tax hikes. but still, it was a bridge. is that bridge now...
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gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the world@either. and we cat afford this! >> we're not number one militaly in the world -- in @@ our -- in our circumstances. we will still -] @@not be the number one [everyone talki at once] worlds power? next 15 countries we'll still power. number one military [everyone talking at once]@@ >> nal power and counterinsurgency. that where you'll see the >> we center to maintain military superiority ove" everyone to be the worlds's number >>> issue four, brace for impact! ptain chelsea sullenberger visited the aviation museum in north carolina for the arrival of the u.s. airways plane that he p
gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the...
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there is no symptom of big government more menacing than our debt. when it gets gripped and we liberate our economy and our future. we're up to the task. and i hope president obama will join us in this work. god bless you and your family, and god bless the united states of america. >> the house of representatives speaker there, john boehner, saying it's significant cuts and reforms that are needed to help the u.s. economy. and this is not debates or differences between congress and the white house but is more about american people and the future they seek for themselves and their families. let's return to mark who has been listening to that. sorry to interrupt you earlier but we wanted to hear what john boehner was saying and almost at times was replicating the tone of president obama there. >> yes. there's so much about this debate that's ridiculous. it's hard to know where to start from an economic point of view. and first of all, boehner is talking about a crisis. the crisis completely manufactured, this is a debt ceiling that, as president obama
there is no symptom of big government more menacing than our debt. when it gets gripped and we liberate our economy and our future. we're up to the task. and i hope president obama will join us in this work. god bless you and your family, and god bless the united states of america. >> the house of representatives speaker there, john boehner, saying it's significant cuts and reforms that are needed to help the u.s. economy. and this is not debates or differences between congress and the...
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. >>> a running roundtripper, a world championship wardrobe problem, and an ump blows a very big call. plus, a major league insession agent in the nation's capital. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. . >>> the heat invaded the middle of the country. that's not going anywhere either. another heat wave is building. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today" n sports, heading into last night's game in new york, the seattle mariners lost 16 in a row. so it was almost unfair that they had to face yankee ace cc sabathia. here's fred rowiggin with an eay look at your headlines. >>> cc sabathia well on his game to pitching a perfect game, then came the rain. sabathia dealing against the mariners struck out ten in the first five innings. at one point, seven in a row. then the heavens opened. usually a pitcher's day would be over. but with perfection on the line, sabathia came back. it wasn't meant to be. brendan ryan singled in the seventh. cc finished with 14 strikeouts but no perfect game.
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you don't solve big questions, big problems. (cheers and applause). >> jon: but what is the causality, do you think? because, you know, part of the strategy, it seems, of partisan media organizations is to delegitimize your opponent by suggesting bias rather than dealing with the criticisms because something constructive can come out of anyone. when i watch fox news, it... there's often times they'll bring up a point that is extremely valid. >> sure. >> jon: i'm thinking of one, hold on. (laughter) but... (laughter) >> you stopped! >> jon: but isn't that... isn't it easy to say that it's a very easy thing to do to dismiss it, not all organizations that claim to be partisan are as such and they're not all created equal and what is the thing that is stymieing the debate? or allowing it to be honest? what is it that's preventing, in your mind, the honest aspect of it? >> because i think people don't listen. i think that it's right now as i said people get locked into one perspective or another and, you know, it's part of what's goi
you don't solve big questions, big problems. (cheers and applause). >> jon: but what is the causality, do you think? because, you know, part of the strategy, it seems, of partisan media organizations is to delegitimize your opponent by suggesting bias rather than dealing with the criticisms because something constructive can come out of anyone. when i watch fox news, it... there's often times they'll bring up a point that is extremely valid. >> sure. >> jon: i'm thinking of...
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no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american people want. >> it does protect that. >> it does protect all three of them. >> it is very important that by postponing any further action on the debt limit until after the reaction we ask start to get to work on what really concerns americans, which is jobs and getting the economy back together. what the tea party would like to do is keep the manufactured debt republican crisis going and at six months, means we are at it right away. and while all this is going on, we are not paying attention to jobs or the economy and we are not making life better for regular american fami
no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american...
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gwen: i want to take us into a big think at the end. we've been all covering washington for a -- number of years, and each time this happens we know we're going to come up with a deal at the end. but this time it feels shakier somehow. is it possible anymore to get broad bipartisan agreement on important things as long as each side as dug in their heels? >> absolutely not. this week we see no aleagues shattered. not -- now that the republicans have a measure of responsibility they will help us govern. they were wrong. second, i think obama has elected that we were moving into a post-partisan era. when all the old battles of the right or left, the clintons thinking of doing was over. they're still republicans. they're not like democrats. there are still quite a few of them. one thing about the republican party you can say this week, it's not post partisan. >> the lame duck session, which wasn't so long ago achieved a lot but with a bunch of members of congress who had been shoate vo -- voted out of awes. gwen: which is the only way they
gwen: i want to take us into a big think at the end. we've been all covering washington for a -- number of years, and each time this happens we know we're going to come up with a deal at the end. but this time it feels shakier somehow. is it possible anymore to get broad bipartisan agreement on important things as long as each side as dug in their heels? >> absolutely not. this week we see no aleagues shattered. not -- now that the republicans have a measure of responsibility they will...
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really no big changes out there. the heat, the worst of it on the east coast will be on friday. >> wait for friday there. but, still you look at dallas, like you say. over a hundred again. >>> time for some sports now. a crazy night in atlanta. the braves hosting the pirates. let's start in ninth inning with a squeeze play by pittsburgh. the braves, though, sniffed it out. the pitchout to nail michael mckenry at third. wow, great call from the dug jouchlt we go to extra innings. julio lugo grounds out to end the inning. so keep moving on to the 16th. pittsburgh's lyle overbay ripped it down the line, but the rookie freddie freeman making a cupping. the pirates fans wanting this thing to be over. with go to the bottom of the 18th inning. a base hit will whip it for tlachblt ronny cedeno there to make the play. we're still tied at three. 19th inning, it's late. folks in the crowd starting to get a little bit weird. here we go. julio lugo tries to score. he's out by a mile, right? the umpire calls him safe. jerl nee jer
really no big changes out there. the heat, the worst of it on the east coast will be on friday. >> wait for friday there. but, still you look at dallas, like you say. over a hundred again. >>> time for some sports now. a crazy night in atlanta. the braves hosting the pirates. let's start in ninth inning with a squeeze play by pittsburgh. the braves, though, sniffed it out. the pitchout to nail michael mckenry at third. wow, great call from the dug jouchlt we go to extra innings....
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. >> he said that bottom line in the big deal, that's not going to happen. are you, are you going to be willing to go back to just, say, raising the debt ceiling still? >> well, i think i've been consistently saying here in this press room and everywhere that it is very important for us to raise the debt ceiling. we don't have an option on that. so if that's the best that congress can do, then i will sign an extension of the debt ceiling that takes us through 2013. >> neil: now, that is not a 14th amendment deal, right? that's just something a president can do on his own. could you explain that to me? >> it's sort of uncharted territory how this would work exactly. the constitution says that the debt of the united states shall not be questioned and could he do this unilaterally without congress being involved? it's possible. there's an article in the new york times, suggesting he could do as such. i tell you, there will be a lot of people jumping up and down on capitol hill if he does that in questioning the constitutionality of that and even that could impa
. >> he said that bottom line in the big deal, that's not going to happen. are you, are you going to be willing to go back to just, say, raising the debt ceiling still? >> well, i think i've been consistently saying here in this press room and everywhere that it is very important for us to raise the debt ceiling. we don't have an option on that. so if that's the best that congress can do, then i will sign an extension of the debt ceiling that takes us through 2013. >> neil:...
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so a big difference in our big cities. also heavy rain overnight through detroit, that's heading for toledo and cleveland this morning. so you're also going to have to deal with a wet morning and maybe even thunderstorms mixed in. so very warm once again this dallas. afternoon thunderstorms in atlanta. chicago today, you'll dry out because your humt levels will drop a little bit. as we go into saturday, notice that it's not that bad of a mess. saturday is looking hot in mid-atlantic, but d.c. will be 94. and finally into sunday, widespread 90s, but not as wet around the country. so overall this weekend is looking pretty good. >> not should shabby. thank you. >>> can an all-star cast pull in all-star numbers at the box office? plus will captain america meet his match? your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. this is my robot butler. say i'm missing england. i type in e-n-g... and he gives me a variety of options. would you like to have a look at a map, my lad? ah, why not? s
so a big difference in our big cities. also heavy rain overnight through detroit, that's heading for toledo and cleveland this morning. so you're also going to have to deal with a wet morning and maybe even thunderstorms mixed in. so very warm once again this dallas. afternoon thunderstorms in atlanta. chicago today, you'll dry out because your humt levels will drop a little bit. as we go into saturday, notice that it's not that bad of a mess. saturday is looking hot in mid-atlantic, but d.c....
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the deficit is like tip o'neil big and fat and out of control. it was never personal and never in the sense they are doing today. >> where did this go? the president is saying that we don't have a dole by august 2nd we are defaulting. >> no, we are not defaulting. everyone knows it is raised. all of the checks will be paid and everyone will be paid . frankly the issue of the budget deficit and government spending and all of that. we have plenty of time and not that we shouldn't have done it sooner than later. the u.s. is not greece or portugal and the way of basing the tax rate increases and changes in obama care should be handled in the election. this is november 2012 issue. i would like to see a short term debt deal and let it be fought out in election time. that's where the voters make the choice . the end game is november 2012 and obama is playing it poorly and poll numbers are showing he's not getting advantage out of being mean and nasty and holding the u.s. hostage. this is not to his political advantage either. >> art, thank you. >>> and
the deficit is like tip o'neil big and fat and out of control. it was never personal and never in the sense they are doing today. >> where did this go? the president is saying that we don't have a dole by august 2nd we are defaulting. >> no, we are not defaulting. everyone knows it is raised. all of the checks will be paid and everyone will be paid . frankly the issue of the budget deficit and government spending and all of that. we have plenty of time and not that we shouldn't have...
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and the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america. while most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means, in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested business as usual, he had another routine increase in the national debt, but we in the house said, not so fast. here was a president asking for the largest debt increase in american history on the heels of the largest spending binge in american history. and here's what we got for that massive spending binge, a new health care bill that most americans never asked for, a stimulus bill that's more effective in producing material for late night comedians than it was in producing jobs and a national debt that has gotten so out of hand it sparked a crisis without pre
and the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america. while most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means, in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january...
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yesterday afternoon after hearing screams for help and finding the front door locked, they threw a big rock through a window to get inside and then they rescued the map. >> i went inside and i got -- and i cut my hands and then we just started going back at it. >> i'm going to go straight in one more time. and i went straight in and he was out there. i just grabbed his foot and dragged him out. >> i did this to save the life. >> the homeowner is in stable condition at the hospital. firefighters think he fell asleep while smoking and the cigarette sparked that fire. >>> a ban on mail circumcision probably won't make the november ballot. a judge ruled today that under state law local jurisdictions have no right to regulate health care professionals testimony proposed ballot measure would have made the procedure misdemeanor punishable for jail time. a final hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning. it seems like oxymoron, second largest fish in the world. elizabeth cook on the search for the shark and what it tells us about the help of the ocean. >>> it is truly a monster of the sea. >>
yesterday afternoon after hearing screams for help and finding the front door locked, they threw a big rock through a window to get inside and then they rescued the map. >> i went inside and i got -- and i cut my hands and then we just started going back at it. >> i'm going to go straight in one more time. and i went straight in and he was out there. i just grabbed his foot and dragged him out. >> i did this to save the life. >> the homeowner is in stable condition at...
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the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business. i was amaze how different washington d.c. operated. most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means. in washington, more spending and debt is business as usual. i got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested business as usual. he had another increase in the national debt but we said not so fast. hereby was the president asking for the largest debt increase in history. here is what we got for that spending binge. a new healthcare bill, a stimulus bill that is more effective in producing material for late night comedians than jobs and a national debt that sparked a crisis. the united states can't default on its debt obligations. the jobs of two many -- too many americans are at steak. the american will not accept an increase in the debt limit without cuts and reforms. over the last six months we have done our best to convince the presi
the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business. i was amaze how different washington d.c. operated. most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means. in washington, more spending and debt is business as usual. i got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested business as usual. he had another increase in the national...
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deal, but not a big tax increase. or any tax increase. once again they will be challenged to expand on this sharp rhetorical edge. id is a distinction without much of a difference. a few close a tax loophole, it raises the taxes for someone. pretty much any change in the tax code that raises revenue could be portrayed by the people that have to pay the additional revenue. it is a very difficult dance. the speaker keeps talking about no new taxes on the american people. this seems to give him an opening to talk about revenues and businesses, like the corporate tax loophole that we heard about in the last few days. host: do we have any more details on the parameters of this meeting? what can you tell us? >> i have not seen anything coming across my blackberry this morning. host: same here. caller: i imagine it will obviously be after the news conference last night they talked about a willingness to meet. not only today, but every day until they get a deal. whether or not it will be that eight top congressional leaders,
deal, but not a big tax increase. or any tax increase. once again they will be challenged to expand on this sharp rhetorical edge. id is a distinction without much of a difference. a few close a tax loophole, it raises the taxes for someone. pretty much any change in the tax code that raises revenue could be portrayed by the people that have to pay the additional revenue. it is a very difficult dance. the speaker keeps talking about no new taxes on the american people. this seems to give him an...
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report as the search continues for a suspect on the run. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. >> one minute before 7:00 a.m.. a manhunt is underway for whoever shot at an east bay park police >> officer> in their area teenager is back, after a
report as the search continues for a suspect on the run. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. >> one minute before 7:00 a.m.. a manhunt is underway for whoever shot at an east bay park police >> officer> in their area teenager is back, after a
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it's a big mystery to us but it looks very special and it's one of the thing that is goes along. then we can drive out and go out to where it says clays, which is one of the types of minerals. and that patch of green there is a place that we would study. then we go up into where it says sullfathes another kind of a hydrated mineral and then we work our way up the mound. so we're exploring a jee logical environment that consists of a stack of layers. so let me skip to the next one. why do these layers matter? well, this is the history of geological exploration on earth and 150 years ago when explorers discovered the grand canyon they discord these layers of rock. if you start at the bottom of the pile of layers and go to the top, it's like reading a novel and we think that's going to be a great novel about the evolution of mars that offers strong prospects potentially for the discovery of habittable environments and maybe even a shot at potentially discovering organic compounds. but even if we don't find those orgnicks what we learned like studying a place like the grand canyon is
it's a big mystery to us but it looks very special and it's one of the thing that is goes along. then we can drive out and go out to where it says clays, which is one of the types of minerals. and that patch of green there is a place that we would study. then we go up into where it says sullfathes another kind of a hydrated mineral and then we work our way up the mound. so we're exploring a jee logical environment that consists of a stack of layers. so let me skip to the next one. why do these...
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. >>> my friend eric, a very big man ran after him and said in the midst of the scuffle he had them turned around and saw he was pulling out a gun and it accidentally fired. he is convinced the kid would have shot him but he ended up firing and hit an innocent bystander. >> the woman passing by with a man and children was treated for a bullet graze on her legs but she is okay. >>> we thought gaylords may not talk about the customers being hit by brazen laptop thieves. >> we have been insanely busy today actually. >>> the three are still at large and the laptops are missing and despite what i said earlier there are people inside gaylords determined to hang on to their laptops. >>> thank you very much. >>> well, it was not a surprise but it is still shocking five time grammy award winner amy winehouse found dead in her london apartment, just 27 years old. cause of death, still unknown. the british singer songwriter was known for her soulful music and personal demons. she talked about her highs and lows. >> amy winehouse was a fresh bass 20-year-old when she burst on the british music scene i
. >>> my friend eric, a very big man ran after him and said in the midst of the scuffle he had them turned around and saw he was pulling out a gun and it accidentally fired. he is convinced the kid would have shot him but he ended up firing and hit an innocent bystander. >> the woman passing by with a man and children was treated for a bullet graze on her legs but she is okay. >>> we thought gaylords may not talk about the customers being hit by brazen laptop thieves....
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into the central valley or sierra nevada, definitely feeling like summer. 80s in fresno but mid-70s big sur. 80 in los angeles. here is what is going on. the trough is lifting out but winds are awfully light. we are looking a little bit of warming, still our sea breeze and ridge of high pressure to build ever so slightly just about into the east bay, not shutting off our low clouds and fog and sea breeze. we'll stay with temperatures pretty comfortable. we're not looking at any heat wave by any means. few 80s in the south bay. upper 70s on the peninsula. it will stay pretty breezy and foggy here near the coast. that is why san francisco will stay in the 60 baes's but you'll see sunny skies. he north bay,w mid-80s. berkeley and oakland, usual spots a little cool. mid-70s union city and out over the hills. here is where things are warming up. 89 in concord and 78 in pleasanton and sunshine, might have to wait a bit in monterey, sunny down in san luis obispo. so very modest temperatures. >>> scientists in northern california have a theory about how gold fish in new zealand were able to sur
into the central valley or sierra nevada, definitely feeling like summer. 80s in fresno but mid-70s big sur. 80 in los angeles. here is what is going on. the trough is lifting out but winds are awfully light. we are looking a little bit of warming, still our sea breeze and ridge of high pressure to build ever so slightly just about into the east bay, not shutting off our low clouds and fog and sea breeze. we'll stay with temperatures pretty comfortable. we're not looking at any heat wave by any...
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. >>> another big story we're following. renewed unrest in the middle east. activists inside syria say dozens have been killed as syria ramps up crockdown of activists in front of rama dad. tanks stormed hama before dawn today, killing 62 people in a barrage of shelling and gunfire. hama has seen some of the largest anti government protests. >>> the fate of the two jailed american hikers in iran will be announced within the week according to the hikers' lawyer and a syrian official. they were arrested along the iran/iraq border fortress passing and spying for the u.s. today's news dashes hopes they would be released immediately after the day's final hearing in their case. has a best-in-class driving range of over 500 miles per tank. so you can catch morning tee time in pebble beach and the afternoon meeting in los angeles all without running out of gas. just make sure you don't run out of gas. ♪ but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with uni
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w but we just took a big run at getting our health care costs icck in line. def $1.3 trillion in deficit savingo according to cbo. mr. president, in conclusion,w f the overview of the budgethat framework that we are offering our colleagues for their $ consideration provides $4 trillion in deficit reductios over ten years. it's actually 5 trillion if measured on the same basis as the fiscal commission.hat we we have adopted what we think is a more plausible baseline int light of things that haveed s happened so far this year. still lies the debt by 2014, tht deficit to 2.5% of gdp by 2015 and 1.3% by 2021. tax r but tax reform that simplifieso, that goes after offshore tax havens and tax shelters and previews fairness and we rejectt the house gop plan to end the to medicare as we know it andwe prt protect education, energy andins infrastructure investments.ic we have balance the deficit and debt reduction plans, cuttinging spending by about $2 trillion, providing additional revenue by about $2 trillion. as let me conclude as i began by r saying ourev revenue p
w but we just took a big run at getting our health care costs icck in line. def $1.3 trillion in deficit savingo according to cbo. mr. president, in conclusion,w f the overview of the budgethat framework that we are offering our colleagues for their $ consideration provides $4 trillion in deficit reductios over ten years. it's actually 5 trillion if measured on the same basis as the fiscal commission.hat we we have adopted what we think is a more plausible baseline int light of things that...
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that's a big sticking point. there are things called triggers which would -- you know, if people walked away from these committees, they're supposed to find more savings, without getting too into those details, there are sticking points, but there are ongoing discussions about getting to something before tuesday. those are involved -- some of the members of the gang of six are involved in those discussions. scenario durbin of illinois, senator chambliss, others are involved, and so are the senate minority leader and majority leader. i don't think we'll see -- if we see this projection in the senate tonight -- rejection in the senate tonight, i don't think we'll see anymore tonight. hopefully over the weekend they cobble something together. >> this is one of the arguments that john boehner is making right now. this is why this needs to pass. if this doesn't pass we're not in the conversation anymore. we are silent. if this passes, then you can imagine some kind of a compromise along the lines of what a.b. is talki
that's a big sticking point. there are things called triggers which would -- you know, if people walked away from these committees, they're supposed to find more savings, without getting too into those details, there are sticking points, but there are ongoing discussions about getting to something before tuesday. those are involved -- some of the members of the gang of six are involved in those discussions. scenario durbin of illinois, senator chambliss, others are involved, and so are the...
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we're talking big money. and doing something on social security and medicaid. it could all easily collapse, but for the first time, you have the leader of the country and a principal legislators at least looking at the possibility of doing the right thing. >> but the leader of the country has to lead. he has not yet. even though we have had the rumors and leaks that he is prepared to look at and to discuss, that is language he has used for two -- "i am happy to discuss --" is that the discussion time. it is crunch time. why have we not heard one proposal from the president? what are you going to do on medicare? >> it is such a certain argument we are having here brought some of us, a few of us, one of us maybe -- [laughter] has an idea that i-he would come to this, -- the idea that he would come to this, "come into my parlor, said the spider to fly." the republicans had their heads handed to them politically -- i am not saying they are substantively wrong -- they tidies debt reductions -- to the reductions -- tied it these debt reductions to the debt limit. i d
we're talking big money. and doing something on social security and medicaid. it could all easily collapse, but for the first time, you have the leader of the country and a principal legislators at least looking at the possibility of doing the right thing. >> but the leader of the country has to lead. he has not yet. even though we have had the rumors and leaks that he is prepared to look at and to discuss, that is language he has used for two -- "i am happy to discuss --" is...
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into the central valley or sierra nevada, definitely feeling like summer. 80s in fresno but mid-70s big sur. 80 in los angeles. here is what is going on. the trough is lifting out but winds are awfully light. we are looking a little bit of warming, still our sea breeze and ridge of high pressure to build ever so slightly just about into the east bay, not shutting off our low clouds and fog and sea breeze. we'll stay with temperatures pretty comfortable. we're not looking at any heat wave by any means. few 80s in the south bay. upper 70s on the peninsula. it will stay pretty breezy and foggy here near the coast. that is why san francisco will stay in the 60 baes's but you'll see sunny skies. in the north bay, few mid-80s. berkeley and oakland, usual spots a little cool. mid-70s union city and out over the hills. here is where things are warming up. 89 in concord and 78 in pleasanton and sunshine, might have to wait a bit in monterey, sunny down in san luis obispo. so very modest temperatures. >>> scientists in northern california have a theory about how gold fish in new zealand were able
into the central valley or sierra nevada, definitely feeling like summer. 80s in fresno but mid-70s big sur. 80 in los angeles. here is what is going on. the trough is lifting out but winds are awfully light. we are looking a little bit of warming, still our sea breeze and ridge of high pressure to build ever so slightly just about into the east bay, not shutting off our low clouds and fog and sea breeze. we'll stay with temperatures pretty comfortable. we're not looking at any heat wave by any...
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taking a big step st in the right direction. it is pretty clear to me that they are just not willing tong do it. that the next election mattershe more than doing what is right t for the country.or i am not worried about them n w next election. i told the president monthsld pe ago, forget the next election. if we do the right thing forif h the country, we won't have to ho worry about who is going tooing get elected and who isn't. >> speaker boehner, want to thank you, as always, forlways r coming in and we will see how the world turns this week, sir. >> we sure will.eure >>> coming up, our sunday panel and how the debate overebt the debt ceiling is playing plag out. and what will happen next. my cream is what makes stouffer's fettuccini alfredo so delicious. i think you'll find it's the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. vietnam, 196
taking a big step st in the right direction. it is pretty clear to me that they are just not willing tong do it. that the next election mattershe more than doing what is right t for the country.or i am not worried about them n w next election. i told the president monthsld pe ago, forget the next election. if we do the right thing forif h the country, we won't have to ho worry about who is going tooing get elected and who isn't. >> speaker boehner, want to thank you, as always, forlways r...
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things done, we can -- washington can still get big things done. this is about continuing to have a strong economy and continuing to compromise and take maybe a couple chapters out of tip o'neil, bob michael, ronald reagan, president clinton, people that have served in this town with distinction and gotten big things done through compromise. >> jay? >> some house republicans said that they've already compromised and that's what the boehner bill is, it is a compromise. >> well, i'm going to let jay -- >> oh, come on! >> i'm going to let jay do his job here. i'm not here to take his job. i'm here to try and put forth a message that in one of the highest unemployment sectors in the country, where we have friends and neighbors all over the country that are out of work during the construction season, they ought to go back to work. they shouldn't be held hostage. these projects shouldn't be held hostage, and we have 4,000 faa employees through no -- hardworking people that come to work every day and do their jobs. >> can you explain what the bottleneck i
things done, we can -- washington can still get big things done. this is about continuing to have a strong economy and continuing to compromise and take maybe a couple chapters out of tip o'neil, bob michael, ronald reagan, president clinton, people that have served in this town with distinction and gotten big things done through compromise. >> jay? >> some house republicans said that they've already compromised and that's what the boehner bill is, it is a compromise. >> well,...
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there will be -- education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts they are talking about would mean that a lot of people could be severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy untouched, still living subsidies in for the oil companies untouched. everything to the poor folks and middle-class folks, they bear the brunt of it. >> met monday this week -- "my view is we should have a president who agrees to cut, cap, and balance the budget" -- mitt romney. >> he does not want to get too far out on a limb in the spirit in the grand bargain, there were revenue increases, closing loopholes that nobody wants to defend, except for grover norquist, who is having an incredible amount of power in this debate. there's a counter intuitive thing here. you have to spend some to get out of
there will be -- education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts they are talking about would mean that a lot of people could be severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy untouched, still living...
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conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention to what's on the table now. >> exactly and i think the democratic base won't be happy no matter how this turns out but i think it's entirely possible that over the next 48 or 72 hours that the republican base will become really frustrated and angry because what -- there was one long-time, congressman tom cole, been around washington for a long time, he said this week, there's a lot of learning going on in our caucus and they're learning they don't own the senate and they can't push pure snow what their proposal is and it was his estimation
conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention...
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. >>> tax grab -- big airlines decide not to pass on savings from the temporary government tax halt to consumers. >>> and sticker shock -- a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive box lunches ever. good morning, i'm amara sohn, those stories and more are straight ahead on "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with dueling over the debt. president obama and house speaker, john boehner escalated the battle over the debt limit last night. they both appealed to american television viewers in speeches that reflect the two sides being farther apart than ever on the issue. nbc's tracey potts has more from washington. >> we're now one week away from the deadline for default and it looks like the white house and congress are no closer to a deal. >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before. and we can't afford to play it now. >> reporter: president obama is taking his behind closed doors fight public, urging taxpayers to pressure republicans into considering taxing the wealthiest americans. >> the pre
. >>> tax grab -- big airlines decide not to pass on savings from the temporary government tax halt to consumers. >>> and sticker shock -- a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive box lunches ever. good morning, i'm amara sohn, those stories and more are straight ahead on "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with dueling over the debt. president obama and house speaker, john boehner escalated the battle over the debt limit...
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they were going to go for the big deal. it was boehner, unfortunately, who could not get past his own caucus, could not get past his own majority leader, who was playing to the base. they have people in the house of representatives who do not believe anything will happen if the debt ceiling is increased. that is the yahoo mentality, and they are dealing with it. by my colleague is trying to make a point about how you have a completed, compliant, growth accepting every leak out of the white house here we have been told that the president is prepared to make cuts in entitlements. name me one. >> jobs. a completed, compliant, supine press. i love that. >> i've got other additives, but we are short on time. >> the other day, abc news position cameras all around the country, and they call them soapboxes cameras. they invited people to say what they had to say about the debt ceiling. we put one of the month at the beginning of the program. people are very upset, even if they do not quite understand what the debt ceiling is. do we
they were going to go for the big deal. it was boehner, unfortunately, who could not get past his own caucus, could not get past his own majority leader, who was playing to the base. they have people in the house of representatives who do not believe anything will happen if the debt ceiling is increased. that is the yahoo mentality, and they are dealing with it. by my colleague is trying to make a point about how you have a completed, compliant, growth accepting every leak out of the white...
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we need to do big things and needed to have done big things. the fact the president won't agree with bigger things, maybe some blame is on us as republicans for not being flexible enough. but the fact is that the country needs to do these things. since we're not going to get a big thing done, the thing to do is do a small thing and try to get the country behind doing the big thing. >> the gang of six. do you have any agreement that was something that republicans could live with and do you think democrat woz have lived witness as well? >> i think some. my distaste is that it's better than nothing. it's far better than anything we've got there now. it's -- it in fact recognizes the we have to reform the tax code. there are some revenue increases in it. but the biggest problem why we're having trouble is because we zront a big friendly climate in this country that would stimulate all new jobs, last owe years have come from new business. new businesses have created and we're stifling that in terms of what we've done to credit market and regulations
we need to do big things and needed to have done big things. the fact the president won't agree with bigger things, maybe some blame is on us as republicans for not being flexible enough. but the fact is that the country needs to do these things. since we're not going to get a big thing done, the thing to do is do a small thing and try to get the country behind doing the big thing. >> the gang of six. do you have any agreement that was something that republicans could live with and do you...
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the big concern now, hotspots flaring up overnight. >> reporter: scorching flames shot several feet into the air for hours. the intense fire created a large plume of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles. from the north and east bays to sacramento, this is how it looked from sky four. fairfield fire investigators believe the fire was sparked after an employee ignited a plastic bin while working with possibly a torch or welder. >> they were working with an open flame object around the bins on the outside of the building. as far as i know, this is something in the normal course of their duties. we used water and a light foam all day long on the plastic bins. the foam helps to cool the fire. it's very effective in putting out fires from hydrocarbon based fuels. >> reporter: firefighters managed to contain the fire to 5 acres had the back lot. approximately 45 employees were working inside the plant at the time the fire broke out. all of them escaped unharmed. jose nunez is an employee and was scheduled to be at work at 4:00. >> it's a lot of fire everywhere, you know. yeah. i don'
the big concern now, hotspots flaring up overnight. >> reporter: scorching flames shot several feet into the air for hours. the intense fire created a large plume of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles. from the north and east bays to sacramento, this is how it looked from sky four. fairfield fire investigators believe the fire was sparked after an employee ignited a plastic bin while working with possibly a torch or welder. >> they were working with an open flame object...
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now utilizing the established senate procedure, the regular order but have attempted to solve this big problem in secret, behind closed doors with just a few people. i believe that is contrary to the historical understanding of the role of congress and i'm not happy about it, i oppose it and i object to it and i expect an appropriate amount of time to consider whatever plan comes >> president obama called for a feeling congress that would raise the national debt ceiling. the president supports the plan by senate majority leader harry reid which includes $2.70 trillion in savings, no tax increases, and no cuts to social security or medicare. the president spoke from the east room of >> the government had a surplus but the money was spent on the two wars and expensive prescription drug program. as a result, the deficit was on track to top $1 trillion, the year i took office. to make matters worse, the recession meant that there was less money coming in and it required us to spend even more. on text cuts for middle-class families to spur the economy and unemployment insurance, and aid to
now utilizing the established senate procedure, the regular order but have attempted to solve this big problem in secret, behind closed doors with just a few people. i believe that is contrary to the historical understanding of the role of congress and i'm not happy about it, i oppose it and i object to it and i expect an appropriate amount of time to consider whatever plan comes >> president obama called for a feeling congress that would raise the national debt ceiling. the president...
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for democrats, the big divide will be over seoul's security. the administration has signaled some willingness to start addressing social security and may be cutting a program of debt and that is something that many rank-and-file democrats say is a nonstarter for them. >> medicare? >> that is something that a lot of democrats have objections to. they see it as something back and use -- be used effectively for the in the 2012 elections. people don't like those cuts of they are unwilling to give that up as a political weapon. >> what does that mean for getting some sort of deal out of the house? is the dynamic the same in the senate? >> it is fairly similar in both chambers right now. right now, they're walking a tight line. the more the republicans know that they need 50 or 60 democrats to pass it out of the house. the problem is not anything except they have to give up certain things and push more republicans away. the way to balance losing republicans looking democrats is very difficult for them. you see the minority leader nancy pelosi and ste
for democrats, the big divide will be over seoul's security. the administration has signaled some willingness to start addressing social security and may be cutting a program of debt and that is something that many rank-and-file democrats say is a nonstarter for them. >> medicare? >> that is something that a lot of democrats have objections to. they see it as something back and use -- be used effectively for the in the 2012 elections. people don't like those cuts of they are...